What is a definitive "tiger gun"?

[DonaldBabbett]

Please name a make, model, caliber/gauge, barrel length, stock configuration and gun type
that is definitive in each of the following categories:

1. tiger gun (think of old-fashioned Indian hunts on elephant back as in the Beatles' Bungalow Bill song)

2. buffalo gun (hint: it looks like a double-barreled shotgun and often appears in cowboy pictures)

3. elephant gun (hint: it looks like a double-barreled shotgun and has large center-fire rifle calibers, think of classic African safaris in Teddy Roosevelt's time)

4. bird gun (hint: always a double-barreled shotgun smaller than 12 gauge)

5. cowboy gun (there are several here in pistol, rifle and shotgun versions: name one or more of each gun type)

6. coyote gun

7. fox gun

8. rabbit gun

9. squirrel gun

10. bear gun

[osis32]

I'd take a Beowulf or something huge with a decent sized mag. leave nothing to chance

[DonaldBabbett]

I'd take a Beowulf or something huge with a decent sized mag. leave nothing to chance

But all joking aside, what might have Bungalow Bill (that all-American, bullet-headed Saxon mother's son aka "Captain Marvel") packed in the jungle where the mighty tiger lies to zap that striped cat right between the eyes (if he were that good of a shot)?

[GW]

But all joking aside, what might have Bungalow Bill (that all-American, bullet-headed Saxon mother's son aka "Captain Marvel") packed in the jungle where the mighty tiger lies to zap that striped cat right between the eyes (if he were that good of a shot)?

Something in a Nitro caliber and a Howdah pistol.

[DonaldBabbett]

Something in a Nitro caliber and a Howdah pistol.

Might an elephant gun make a proper tiger gun?

Are proper tiger guns double-barreled?

[SkyHawk]

For number 1 (tiger gun), the question is who saw who first. If you spotted the tiger first at range, and he doesn't see you - you have a multitude of options.

But if the tiger spotted you first and stalked you, and you only see him 3 seconds before he is up on the elephant and has you by the neck, that is a different gun. The classic gun for that scenario is a double barrel shotgun, 12" barrels, 12 or 10ga, pistol grip only (like a raptor grip).

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=M4t0aeTX954

[sealocan]

I would use an official Red Ryder, carbine action, 200-shot, range model air rifle, with a compass in the stock for everything listed.




... But I'm a gambler like that.

[DonaldBabbett]

For number 1 (tiger gun), the question is who saw who first. If you spotted the tiger first at range, and he doesn't see you - you have a multitude of options.

But if the tiger spotted you first and stalked you, and you only see him 3 seconds before he has you by the neck, that is a different gun. The classic gun for that scenario is a double barrel shotgun, 12" barrels, 12 or 10ga, pistol grip (like a raptor grip) only.

Of course on a classic tiger hunt in India, I would be perched upon my lofty elephant saddle for protection. The elephant not only provides transportation but is a trusty bodyguard against surprise cat attacks.

I think a double-barreled rifle in safari caliber with express sights might work well, a .375 Holland & Holland or a .400-something. The lion gun might also be a tiger gun.

[SkyHawk]

Of course on a classic tiger hunt in India, I would be perched upon my lofty elephant saddle for protection. The elephant not only provides transportation but is a trusty bodyguard against surprise cat attacks.

I think a double-barreled rifle in safari caliber with express sights might work well, a .375 Holland & Holland or a .400-something. The lion gun might also be a tiger gun.

Watch that video I linked. The dude is on an elephant. I'm not sure he still had both hands after the land shark tiger emerged from the grass. He's lucky to get away with only a ground beef patty for a hand after it was said and done. That stick or whatever he threw was useless, but a double barrel shorty would have given him a chance.

[DonaldBabbett]

Watch that video I linked. The dude is on an elephant. I'm not sure he still had both hands after the land shark tiger emerged from the grass. He's lucky to get away with only a ground beef patty for a hand after it was said and done. That stick or whatever he threw was useless, but a double barrel shorty would have given him a chance.

I don't think that elephant was trained to guard properly. The cat jumped high and the elephant seemed to have ignored him altogether. If memory serves me correctly, the elephant should take some action to protect the human rider from a big cat that thinks he is a bird.

I never knew those big tigers could leap so damn high!

[kenl]

A howdah pistol was the original tiger pistol

From wikipedia "The howdah pistol was a large-calibre handgun, often with two or four barrels, used in India and Africa from the beginning of the nineteenth century, and into the early twentieth century, during the period of British Colonial rule. It was typically intended for defence against tigers, lions, and other dangerous animals"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howdah_pistol

Hickok45 did a review on a replica recently

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8SUQAFSJdc

[emtmark]

Me thinks a double barreled pirate gun


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[jcourson]

The answer for all of those is clearly a 45-70.
Of course, for rabbits and squirrels you would just use it as a club.

[Bansh88]

No "Monkey Gun"? Lame list

[IVC]

In before a fanboy says "Glock to all of the above."